| Navigation: Basic Working Procedures > Purchase Management > Purchase Orders > Approve Purchase Order |     | 
Your Company may require an Employee to Approve a Purchase Order. For a new Purchase Order the Status will be set according the value in the Company Preferences, Purchasing Tab:
| • | Pending Approval - must be approved by an Employee authorized in the Employee, Security Tab. | 
| • | Pending Receipt - Approval not required, or has been granted. | 
To Approve a Purchase Order:
| • | On the Tasks Panel at the left of the work screen, use the Lookup Manager | 
| • | Select PO Lookup | 
| • | The full-size Lookup screen will appear. (To add or change a record, see Large Lookup, Add or Edit.) | 
| • | Double-click to open the desired Purchase Order | 
| • | Click on the Actions button | 
| • | Select Approve PO | 

Once the PO has been approved the Status will change to Pending Receipt. For remaining steps on a Purchase Order, see PO Receipts.
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